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An Open Letter to Incoming College Sophomores

This year is a lot different.

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An Open Letter to Incoming College Sophomores
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Dear College Sophomore,

Your freshmen year is over and you couldn't be more relieved to no longer be fresh meat. Although you're no longer brand new just remember you don't know everything quite yet and the most important thing to realize about that is that, it's okay.

This is the year you declare your major, so it's a good idea to have a grasp of what you'd like to do. On the other hand, if you don't, that's totally okay, ask any senior how many times they changed their major or minor before they settled. Try to stay focused and throughout both semesters take a range of classes within your specified school to figure out what you want or what interests you the most.

Try new things. If you didn't go out a lot freshmen year then work up the nerve to ask some friends to go out, or go to a party you get invited to even if you have no one to go with. If you went out too much freshmen year, take a step back this year. Maybe instead of going out Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, go out only 2-3 days and save other nights for staying in for a wine night or adventuring into the city, or maybe even studying for an exam you think you could possibly fail.

If you didn't get into that club or sorority last year, try again. It doesn't mean they hate you, it could just mean the timing wasn't right so try again!

What's most important to remember about sophomore year, though you may think it's the most insignificant year, is that it's your chance to do everything different that you didn't like about your first year. It's a free do-over. Junior and senior year can become serious really fast with jobs, internships, rushing to complete all the credits you need for your major and worrying about life after college. But as a sophomore you still have a chance to live in the moment and do it all a little differently.

Take it from a college junior who struggled a lot her freshmen year, I'm glad I got my chance to begin again.

Sincerely,

Once a college sophomore just figuring it out

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